Chapter 33: The Dream Eater
The snow-covered valley has suddenly turned into a garden full of spring, with grass and warblers flying, willow leaves flying, and the tranquility of spring.
Qin Tao didn't move, he knew that all this was just an illusion, but what he had to confirm was who the maker was.
Creating illusions was originally a secret technique, and most of the cultivators who were proficient on the continent were fighting on their own, and there was no prohibition from the sect. However, anyone who is proficient in this art will surely become a master.
Zhou Ling didn't seem to care about the sudden change in the valley: "Tao'er, don't worry, it's not people who create illusions, and these things can be easily broken." ”
"It's not a human" means that it is an illusion created by a soul beast, Qin Tao has seen a description of the illusion created by a soul beast in the book, but he didn't expect to be lucky enough to meet it today.
According to Zhou Ling's statement, Qin Tao came to a lush tree, raised his fist and smashed it down at the root of the tree.
With a crisp sound, the image of the illusion began to shake, and the green trees of the garden flew like broken mirrors, and disappeared in the blink of an eye, restoring the valley to its original appearance.
"Grandpa Bing, can I find the guy who released the illusion?" Qin Tao really wanted to meet this soul beast that released the illusion.
"Judging by the quality of the illusion, the maker must not be far from here, you can look around. ”
Qin Tao's figure flickered, and he jumped flexibly on the snow while carefully observing his surroundings. Soon after, he found a cave deep in a green pine forest, and half a foot of white snow piled up at the mouth of the cave, causing a cold wind to howl.
Qin Tao lit a flame to melt the snow, and then walked inside. There was a long and narrow passage in the cave, and after the passage was a spacious inner cave, with the help of the bright firelight, Qin Tao could see everything in the cave clearly.
The inner cave was littered with the bones of rotting animals, emitting a strong fishy smell, and a large amount of dead grass was piled up in the innermost spacious area, and a faint white light flickered faintly.
Following the white light, Qin Tao came to the side of the dry grass, and the scene in the grass made him startled. I saw a young white tiger-shaped soul beast curled up in the center of the withered grass, and that faint white light was emitted by this little guy.
"Could it be that this little guy created the illusion?" Qin Tao muttered to himself.
The sleeping little white tiger seemed to sense Qin Tao, opened its two big eyes slightly, and let out a whine at the same time. Unexpectedly, it did not show the hostility of ordinary soul beasts, but instead stared at two big eyes and stretched out two furry claws in anticipation.
Qin Tao was very strange but liked it very much, and stretched out his hands to gently pick up the little white tiger. The little one's big eyes twinkled at him, and his mouth whimpered.
"You don't seem to be afraid of me, are you the only one here?" Qin Tao asked, stroking the smooth silver fluff on the little white tiger's body.
The little white tiger raised the tiger's head and nodded lightly twice, but this action surprised Qin Tao, "Can you understand what I said?"
The little guy looked left and right, and finally fixed his eyes on the rabbit beside Qin Tao. Suddenly, its eyes were filled with hope, its mouth whined, and its two furry claws waved as if to say something.
"Are you hungry?" Qin Tao asked as he stared at the little white tiger.
The little one nodded vigorously and looked at him expectantly with big eyes.
"Well, I was really defeated by you, but it was my dinner, and we can eat it together because you are quite pitiful. ”
Listening to Qin Tao's words, the little white tiger excitedly raised his front paws and made a gesture, which caused Qin Tao to like it for a while.
Putting the little guy down, Qin Tao lit a bunch of dry branches and said to it, "You wait first, and I'll give you rabbit meat." ”
The little white tiger obediently squatted beside Qin Tao as if he understood, looking expectantly at the flames burning from the branches.
At this time, Zhou Ling floated out of the soul ring, and he was also shocked when he saw the little white tiger, and he couldn't help but let out a "huh" in his mouth.
Qin Tao asked Zhou Ling as he set up the rabbit, "Grandpa Bing, do you know what kind of soul beast this is?" This little guy can actually understand what I said. ”
Zhou Ling stroked his beard, looked around the little white tiger, and said, "Well, if my guess is right, this little guy is very likely to be the cub of the legendary divine beast 'Dream Eater'." ”
Qin Tao couldn't help but be surprised, "The cub of the divine beast, no wonder he can understand what I said." ”
After a while, most of the rabbit was already roasted, and the thick aroma spread out, and the little white tiger couldn't help but drool, staring at Qin Tao expectantly with big eyes, a pair of small claws waving wildly on his chest, very cute.
"Alright, alright, don't worry, it's almost ready. Qin Tao coaxed.
"Grandpa Bing, could that illusion just now be created by this little guy?"
"It's definitely it, 'Dream Eater' is born with the ability to create illusions. However, this little guy was able to create such a real illusion at a young age, and it seems that it should be the best among the divine beasts. Zhou Ling concluded seriously.
Qin Tao looked at the little white tiger in surprise, gently touched its furry head, and said, "I didn't see it, little guy, you are still so powerful." ”
The little white tiger ignored Qin Tao, and its attention was all on the roasted rabbit meat at this time.
Qin Tao took off the rabbit meat, only ripped off the two rabbit legs, and handed the rest to the little white tiger. At this time, the little one's saliva was already flowing all over the ground, and he excitedly took the rabbit meat and began to gobble it up.
Qin Tao slowly chewed the rabbit leg, and couldn't help but think of Tang Xuexin in his heart, "I don't know how Xuexin is now, she must have been angry with her when she left suddenly." ”
The little white tiger finished eating the rabbit meat like a whirlwind, and its mouth and little claws were stained with oil, but it still looked at Qin Tao expectantly, as if it hadn't eaten enough.
Qin Tao was speechless for a while, and said, "I only caught one, and you don't want to eat it." ”
The little white tiger was a little lost, but he didn't seem to take it to heart, and his little fluffy head kept rubbing against Qin Tao, as if he was coquettish.
Qin Tao picked it up, wiped the side of his oily mouth, and said lovingly: "You little guy ......"
"Tao'er, it seems to like you very much. Zhou Ling's voice sounded suddenly.
Looking at the little white tiger snuggled in his arms, Qin Tao said: "Little guy, I have to go, you have to live a good life by yourself." ”
After speaking, he gently put the little white tiger in the dry grass and turned around to leave. But the white tiger hurriedly rushed out, a pair of small claws grabbed Qin Tao's trouser legs, and his eyes were full of reluctance.
Qin Tao picked it up and said, "Don't you want me to go?" But I have to go to cultivation, I can't stay here all the time. ”
After speaking, he put down the little white tiger again, but as soon as he walked to the entrance of the cave, the little guy pounced on him again and grabbed Qin Tao tightly.
Zhou Ling opened his mouth at this time and said, "It seems that this little guy has identified you, so it's better to take it with you." ”
"But what about its parents?" Qin Tao wondered, and then looked around the cave.
"Judging by the extent of the cave's abandonment, I'm afraid this little guy has been abandoned here. Zhou Ling analyzed.
Qin Tao picked up the little white tiger, approached and asked, "Little guy, are you willing to go with me?"
The little white tiger rubbed its two little paws and nodded vigorously, while showing a shallow smile.
The corners of his mouth curved into an arc, and Qin Tao said with a smile: "Okay, then let's go to the continent together!"
The little white tiger jumped on Qin Tao's shoulder excitedly, squatted down obediently, and a furry paw was on Qin Tao's hair, looking extremely cute.
In this way, one man and one tiger left the cave......
Qin Tao crossed the mountains and mountains, and walked forward in the vast mountains, and the little white tiger had been hiding in his arms and sleeping. This day, the sky is blue and the warm winter sun is sprinkled, leaving a silence in the valley.
The weather was good, and the little white tiger also jumped on Qin Tao's shoulder unusually, feeling the warm breath. Qin Tao has been walking in the mountains for almost two months, and after this period of training, his body has obviously strengthened a lot, and now he can hold on even if he doesn't eat or drink for ten days.
Walking in the mountains, Qin Tao said to the little white tiger: "Little guy, it seems that you also like good weather." If the weather is good, there may be something to eat. ”
Hearing the delicious little white tiger, he immediately showed an excited expression, a pair of little tiger claws waved indiscriminately, and long saliva kept flowing out of his mouth.
"You foodie, I really can't do anything about you. Qin Tao scolded with a smile.
Turning the valley mouth, suddenly, a hare sprang out of the snowdrift, Qin Tao said excitedly: "Dinner has fallen!"
But before he could make a move, the white tiger on his shoulder swooped out, as fast as lightning, and bit the hare to death in the blink of an eye.
The little white tiger "triumphantly" took the rabbit in front of Qin Tao, stood up and waved his paws, Qin Tao smiled and leaned over to pat it, and said, "Okay, I'll roast it for you right away." ”
The aroma is pervasive, and the rabbit meat is grilled quickly. Qin Tao still only took two rabbit legs, and gave the rest to the little white tiger, and the little guy swallowed the whole rabbit meat in one bite.
After eating rabbit meat, one person and one tiger sat on the ground to rest contentedly, Qin Tao said to the little white tiger: "Little guy, let me give you a name, I can't keep calling you that." ”
The little white tiger raised his head, but put it down again, and it didn't seem to be very interested in the name.
Qin Tao scolded with a smile: "You foodie, I really don't know what you're interested in." ”
After all, a person's cultivation life is very boring, but now that he has the little guy who eats dreams, it makes Qin Tao's training life a little more happy. If Zhou Ling is an elder, then the little white tiger is a playmate.
After thinking about it, Qin Tao said: "Little guy, since I met you in winter, why don't I call you 'Dongdong', how about it?"
The white tiger ignored Qin Tao and continued to lie on the ground, Qin Tao touched its smooth fluff and said, "You agree without making a sound, White Tiger Dongdong, this name is also very good, haha." ”
At this time, Zhou Ling floated out of the soul ring, stretched his waist, and said, "Dream Eater Dongdong, the name is okay." ”
"You're awake, Grandpa Bing. I think it's still customary to call it White Tiger Dongdong, after all, it looks too similar to White Tiger. As he spoke, he unconsciously touched Dongdong's little head.
"It's up to you. By the way, after two months of working out your body, you still have a month to try to reach the heart of the mountains as soon as possible. ”
"Yes. There must be a lot of masters in the center now. ”
"Your current skills are very fast even without the help of soul power, so you can avoid being detected by some masters. So, don't make a move until you have to, understand?" Zhou Ling admonished. He still had lingering palpitations about what happened in the Blood Valley last time, and he was afraid that Qin Tao would make trouble again.
Qin Tao nodded vigorously, "Don't worry, Grandpa Bing, I know it in my heart." ”
Gently putting the sleeping Dongdong into his arms, Qin Tao headed towards the heart of the Guma Mountains.
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